PRWeek named a UMD senior its Student of the Year
PRWeek’s competition prompted students to create a campaign launching a spokesfigure for the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA.
UMD alums are bringing a tea-coffee hybrid drink to campus cafés
Javazen also sells its blends as coffee groups in stores such as Wegmans, Whole Foods and the Maryland Food Co-op.
Gov. Larry Hogan announces support for permanent fracking ban in Maryland
Hogan has openly supported fracking with strict regulations in the past.
UMD is a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the seventh straight year
This university ranked No. 15 among large schools.
Officials delay announcement of FBI headquarters location until funding is secured
A new deadline for choosing the site and developer has not been set.
UMD’s provost urged faculty to hold all classes despite “A Day Without a Woman”
Prince George’s County schools closed due to the protest.
UMPD is working with an SGA council to address police and student relations
The council met with University Police on March 3 to discuss student concerns.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declares opioid state of emergency
Between January 2016 and September 2016, 1,468 Maryland residents died from overdoses.
Sen. Ben Cardin slammed Trump’s foreign policies during a discussion at UMD
“We need to be more united in how we move forward,” Cardin said.
For the first time in about 25 years, a Prince George’s schools CEO will get a second term
County Executive Rushern Baker announced last week he would extend Kevin Maxwell’s contract through 2021.